Abstract
Introduction:Academic burnout leads to creation of a series of negative and scattered thoughts, loss of hope and emotional and physical exhaustion in carrying out activities. Two factors that affect academic burnout are sleep quality and social intimacy. This study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and social intimacy, and academic burn-out in the students of Tabriz University of Medical SciencesMaterials & Methods:This study was descriptive and correlational. The population of this study consisted of the students in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and 196 medical students were selected. They completed Berso et al. Academic Burnout Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS). The validity of the questionnaires confirmed by experts’ views. Their reliability were obtained as 77%, 64% and 85% for academic burnout, sleep quality and social intimacy questionnaires respectively by calculating the internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha). For data analysis, descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test, Regression, cluster analysis and t-test were used.Results:The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between sleep quality and academic burnout at the level p<0.05 (r=0.38). There was a negative and significant relationship between social intimacy and academic burnout at the level p<0.05 (r=-0.40). Also, the regression results showed that sleep quality and social intimacy were able to predict 37% and 39% of academic burnout respectively. Moreover, the students were divided into two clusters of individuals with high social intimacy and individuals with low social intimacy. No significant difference was found between the two types in terms of the variable of academic burn-out.Conclusion:Based on the research results, it can be stated that the variables of sleep quality and social intimacy are the predictor factors of academic burn-out.
Highlights
Academic burnout leads to creation of a series of negative and scattered thoughts, loss of hope and emotional and physical exhaustion in carrying out activities
The regression results showed that sleep quality and social intimacy were able to predict 37% and 39% of academic burnout respectively
Based on the research results, it can be stated that the variables of sleep quality and social intimacy are the predictor factors of academic burn-out
Summary
Academic burnout leads to creation of a series of negative and scattered thoughts, loss of hope and emotional and physical exhaustion in carrying out activities. A large number of students in different countries in the world face a phenomenon called academic failure every year This phenomenon and similar phenomena like academic burnout cause huge economic losses and require the re-taking of the classes or re-spending money on them (Biyabangard, 2001). The term “burnout” was primarily defined Freudenberger (1960) when he observed the signs of fatigue in his employees He called the first phenomenon “the syndrome of physical-mental force” which is developed in aid practitioners who spend a lot of working hours with other people. Burnout is a syndrome which occurs through www.ccsenet.org/gjhs
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